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United States Criminals and Terrorism. By Floreecia Smith. What Is Terrorism?. A systematic invoking of terror Fear is either the motive or byproduct Anyone can be a terrorist. What Do You Think Of When You Think Of Terrorism ?. Foreign Terrorism. Al QaEDA. Worldwide
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United States Criminals and Terrorism By Floreecia Smith
What Is Terrorism? • A systematic invoking of terror • Fear is either the motive or byproduct • Anyone can be a terrorist
Al QaEDA • Worldwide • Made Known in 1988 • Type: Islamic Terrorism • http://www.history.com/videos/birth-of-al-qaeda#birth-of-al-qaeda
Other Foreign Islamic Terrorist Organizations • Islamic Jihad -2/26/93 -World Trade Center Bombing; 6 Killed • Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan -5/1/10 -Time Square Bombing (attempt)
War • A Mutual Terroristic Antagonism -World Wars I & II -Iraq and Afghanistan Wars American Ideology: Autonomy and Peace
Non-Islamic Terrorism • Approximately 94% of terrorism isn’t Islam based • Puerto Rican nationalist group (FALN) -1/24/75 -bomb put in Fraunces Tavern • Boston Bombings http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/15/boston-marathon-bombing-photos_n_3087332.html?utm_hp_ref=boston-marathon-bombing
Domestic Terrorism • Terrorism Within Own Country • By Those That Are Legal Citizens
Boston Marathon Bombings • Domestic Islamic Terrorism • Date: 4/15/13 • Perpetrators: DzhokharTsarnaev and TamerlanTsarnaev • 3 killed; 200 wounded
Oklahoma City Bombings • Left: Timothy McVeigh • Bombing of Federal Building in Oklahoma City • 4/19/95 • 168 dead
DAMAGE DONE AS A RESULT OF OKLAHOMA FEDERAL BUILDING BOMBING
Organized Crime Mob
Organized Crime • Chicago Outfits • Philadelphia Crime Family • Philadelphia Poison Ring • The Purple Gang • The Columbos
John “No Nose” DiFronzo • (1928-present) • Been arrested more than 20 times • Part of Chicago Outfit
Nicodemo‘Little Nicky’ Scarfo (b. 1929-) • Boss of Philadelphia Crime Family • Drug Trafficker
Dion Patrick O’Banion • 1881-1924 • Referred to as “Chicago’s Arch Criminal” • Bootlegger and Drug trafficker
AL-Capone • Leader of Chicago Outfits • (1899-1947) • “Capitalism is the Legitimate Racket of the Ruling Class”
Statistics • ~10,000 deaths per year • Most are young males • 92%-96% involve fire arms (mostly illegal)
Gang Violence kills 6 month old baby http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/12/17284852-gang-violence-claims-6-month-old-baby-even-as-homicides-fall-in-chicago?lite
ConSequences Law Enforcement has become a major issues Showed in Media: Criminal Minds, Hannibal, Law and Order Solidifying barrier between justice and injustice